Long before Dolly the cloned sheep was bred in Scotland, scientists worldwide had tried various techniques to improve the economic value of livestock.
Now, as Andrew Livingstone reports, a Chinese research team claims to have made an important breakthrough in the race to produce new, more valuable varieties of sheep.
Traveling outside the province's capital and into Luoyang, visitors can explore exciting attractions such as the White Horse Temple, Longmen Grottoes, as well as other key sites throughout the city.
Rob will explain how to get to Luoyang as well as provide you with helpful transportation and lodging tips. This is an episode you don't want to miss!
Times are tough for many of China’s farmers. The agriculture industry in China’s rural regions is labor-intensive and often receives little to no aid from the local government. Due largely to lack of funding- many farmers are constantly trying to make ends meet. But for villagers in one county in China- a little bit of help from each other- is proving to keep the region’s leading industry afloat. BON’s Owen Guo has more.